Daily Themed Crossword August 29, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 29, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 29, 2021 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "___ can tell?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | NYT competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Take a thimbleful | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Digital image format: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Keep a ___ on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Diplomat's forte | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Actor Vigoda from "The Godfather" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Professor's audience | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Christopher Nolan's 2020 movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Phuket resident | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Burton director of "Beetlejuice" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Smidgen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Happy ___ (McDonald's offering) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "___ Don't Lie" Shakira's song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Turn up one's nose at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Cut out for the task at hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Weeding tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "___ Source" podcast on arts and culture hosted by Christopher Lydon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Mr. ___ clumsy English comedian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "One ___ time": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Van Sant director of "Good Will Hunting" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Addition result | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Podcast on investigative journalism hosted by Sarah Koenig | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Massages gently | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | City commute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "___ mundus creatus est" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Dil Pickles' dad on "Rugrats" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Inc. in London for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "___ Miserables" by Victor Hugo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Before to Byron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Aegean or Bering for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Open ___ (stand-up comedy event) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Camp bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Beloved oinker on screen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Emanating glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "How have you ___?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "Barking up the wrong ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Julia Roberts starrer "___ Brockovich" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Ticket issuer slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "On ___" motivational podcast hosted by Jay Shetty | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Slaps a legal notice say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "___ Sugars" podcast for advice hosted by Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___-of-war (picnic game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Sticky substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Gym unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "___ complicated!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Past present or future | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Stainless ___ (household alloy) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "The Joe ___ Experience" long-form conversation podcast hosted by a comedian of the same name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Catch hold of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Kind of legal bargain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "___ Money" American podcast on economy hosted by Robert Smith | Show answer | 6 | |
| #54 | Student ___ (tuition fee aid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Away from the normal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "___ favor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___-key (understated) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Captain ___ character created by Jules Verne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Director Brooks of "Blazing Saddles" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Base neutralizer in chemistry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Start-up VIP: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Actor ___ Somerhalder from "The Vampire Diaries" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "With all ___ respect..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Whisper's target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Sets eyes on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Ken to Barbie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | "At ___ cost..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Woods protagonist of "Legally Blonde" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | "Uno" in English | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 29, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 29, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PURPOSE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 29, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 29, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 29, 2021 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 69 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for August 29, 2021 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 29, 2021 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.